Head of Data

London

£140,000 + Bonus + Equity/Shares (OTE £160-180k)

About the role

We're looking for a Head of Data to own and shape our end-to-end data strategy. This is a senior leadership role with real influence: you'll define how data is collected, governed, analysed, and turned into insight across the business.

You'll lead a growing team of data professionals and work closely with product, engineering, and commercial leaders to ensure data drives smarter decisions, better products, and measurable business impact.

What you'll be doing

• Set and execute the company's data vision and roadmap, aligned with business goals
• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing data team (analytics, engineering, science as relevant)
• Establish best practices for data architecture, governance, quality, and security
• Partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable data solutions
• Drive a strong data-driven culture, enabling self-service analytics and clear reporting
• Own key platforms, tooling, and vendors across the data stack
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (eg GDPR) and ethical data use
• Own the Azure data platform, including Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Gen2, Azure Data Factory/Fabric Pipelines

What we're looking for

• Proven experience in a senior data leadership role (Head of Data, Director of Data, etc.)
• Strong background in Azure enterprise data architectures, modern data platforms, analytics, and pipelines
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to get hands-on when needed
• Proven ability to influence at executive and board level
• Experience leading and scaling teams in a fast-moving environment
• A track record of turning data into commercial or operational impact